Eastern Iowa fairs and 4-H shows fill the week
Eastern Iowa hosts multiple fairs and 4-H livestock shows August 16 to 28. Highlights include dairy, beef, and sheep judging by Ames and Marshalltown judges, with auctions and health champions at Buchanan Vinton and Johnson county events. Des Moines state fair follows August 26.
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Iowa
Davenport
Elkader
Benton County
Vinton
Buchanan County
Independence
Louisa County
Columbus Junction
Colt
Mechanicsville
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Johnson County
Iowa City
Iowa County
Marengo
West Liberty
Poweshiek County
Grinnell
Fayette County
West Union
Keokuk County
What Cheer
Washington County
Washington
Jones County
Monticello
Des Moines
W. J. Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Buchanan Fair
William LaGrange
Ames
Benton County Fair
Floyd Arnold
A. B.ick
Harry Linn
W. A. Buchanan
Marshalltown
Earl Shultz
Shultz
Buchanan
Helen Swinney
Wilson Ashby
Washington pushes seed grain program
Officials in the Agriculture Department push to complete a seed grain purchase program after weeks of delay. Heavy shipments threaten to bypass impoundment, risking higher costs next spring. Funding relations between CCC and Farm Credit people unsettled, with reports of roughly 10 million dollars needed and a possible Farmers National Grain route being considered.
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Washington
Minneapolis
Department of Agriculture
F. R. Wilcox
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Elwood Boy and Girl Named Health Champions in Clinton
Edward Tubbs of Elwood a Hawkeye 4-H member and Grace Dyer also of Elwood a Brookfield Cheerio member have been named Clinton county health champions they will represent the county in the state contest Clinton county 4-H boys club officers were elected at the Farm Bureau festival and club show with Ivan Barber as president Darrell Hicks as vice president Marcelus Hansen as secretary Carlton Maltas as treasurer
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Dewitt
Edward Tubbs
Elwood
Hawkeye Boys
Grace Dyer
Brookfield
Clinton County
Co~unty
Farm Bureau
Ivan Barber
Darrell Hicks
Ben Schrader Wins Light Draft at Wyoming Show
Ben Schrader won the light draft team class at the Wyoming horse show. The Gazette corrected his address to Center Junction from the erroneous Center Point reported Friday.
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Ben Schrader
Wyoming
Center Junction
Center Point
WPA Forecasts 5000 Iowa Farmers Eligible for Drought Relief
L S Hill of the Iowa Works Progress Administration said 5000 farmers and farm laborers will be certified for feed loans grants or relief work by Sunday night. Drought relief lists are being formed across Iowa with loans and grants through the Resettlement Administration and WPA administered projects. Eighteen county setups at Ottumwa received instruction while twenty five counties designated drought areas gathered at Council Bluffs.
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Des Moines
L. S. Hill
Iowa
Works Progress Administration
Hill
Resettlement Administration
WPA
Ottumwa
Council Bluffs
Colesburg Area Dairy Farmer Praises Pasture and Landon
Howard Sampson, owner of 120 acres near Colesburg, describes high fertility land and alfalfa pasture yielding two hay crops. He reports July butterfat at 37 pounds per cow, July cream check around 156 dollars for twelve cows, and outlines grain rations, protein strategy, and plans for lime and seeding. Sampson backs Landon for president, citing tax concerns and minimal spending.
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Howard Sampson
Colesburg
Linn 4-H Demonstration Winners To Represent County
Roy Carson and George Pele of the 4-H Square Shooters club of Bertram township won first for caponizing chickens at the Central City fair and will represent Linn county at the state fair Percy Letson 4 H club agent announced. Glen and Ivan Bys of Washington Winners club placed second with braided straw halters. Howard Gardner of Center Point won first in the record book contest and George Pele also won first in livestock judging.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
University Stadium
Lee Niffenegger
N. May Larson
Ames
Roy Carson
George Pelesick
Bertram Township
Linn County
Percy Letson
Glen
Ivan Bys
Washington Winners Club
Washington Township
Howard Gardner
Center Point
Delaware calves fetch average price at county fair auction
Nine 4-H calves sold Friday at the Delaware county fair auction. Prices ranged from eight to ten dollars and twenty-five cents per hundredweight, averaging $8.97. The grand champion, a 910 pound Angus exhibited by Rolan Wessel of Greeley, brought $103.28 and prompted multiple purchases by Waterloo and local buyers.
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Gazop Manchester
Waterloo
Rolan Wessel
Greeley
Wessel
Hockaday and Kramer
Manchester
George Cramer
Delhi
E. J. A. Hopkins
Lightning Kills Eighteen Pigs on Local Farm
Special to The Gazette. Eighteen pigs about 100 pounds each were killed by lightning Thursday at the Sherman A Crandall farm near here. The hoghouse was struck but did not burn. Loss covered by insurance.
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Sherman A. Crandall
Here
Sows Bulk Large in Packer Receipts
United States Department of Agriculture figures show packing sows forming a larger share of market receipts in seven markets including Chicago East St Louis Kansas City St Joseph Omaha St Paul and Sioux City. For weeks in July and August the percentages ranged from 34 to 46 percent versus 25 to 31 percent a year earlier, signaling likely cuts from original sow production estimates.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Chicago
East St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Omaha
St. Paul
Sioux City
Butter prices rise on storage report and imports
New York City butter values firmed after the August storage report showed holdings below recent years. Imports last week included 1 600 casks from Holland and 950 from northern Europe, with NZ and Australia considering subsidized exports. Production and herds show declines, and pastures were recorded as the poorest on August 1.
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New York City
New York
Holland
Europe
C.i.f
New Zealand
Australia
England
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Jerseys Exhibit at Postville Jersey Parish Show
Forty one Jersey animals were shown in Postville as Floyd Johnston of Ames judged the northeastern Iowa Jersey parish show. Prizes included Get of dam winners Olmstead Schoentag produce of dam Kinsley, senior and junior yearling bulls Olmstead Kremer, senior bull calf Kinsley, aged cow Stevn Monona, and grand and senior champion cow shown by Olmstead with the best bull shown by Schoentag.
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Postville
Iowa
Jersey
Floyd Johnston
Ames
Get of
Kinsley
Steva
Dam
Olmstead
Schoentag
R. G. Kinsley
McGregor
Dave Olmstead
Charles Kremer
J. S. Schoentag
Monona
Gerald Steva
W. M. Stevn
Joe Garrity
Roy Learn
Elgin
Illinois Health Girl Is Perfect at State Fair
Con stance Kircher a 15 year old from Griggsville Pike county earned a perfect health score in the Illinois state fair 4 H club contest. The 114 pound contestant was told she was one pound overweight though the judges noted no real defect. This marked the second 100 percent score in fair history and followed last year's near miss due to mosquito bites.
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Springfield
Ill
Constance Kircher
Griggsville
Pike County
Miss Kircher
Linn County Farm Bureau Calendar Highlights
The Linn county Farm Bureau schedule lists two township meetings this week. County Agent Rex Conn notes a 2 p.m. Tuesday demonstration at the men s reformatory orchard in Anamosa for local orchardists. Tuesday evening the Fairfax township meeting is at the Legion hall in Fairfax. Thursday evening the Putnam township meeting is at the Legion hall in Ely.
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Linn County Farm Bureau
Township Farm Bureau
Rex Conn
Anamosa
Linn County
Fairfax Township Farm Bureau
Legion Hall
Fairfax
Putnam Township Farm Bureau
Ely
Walker hosts 36 Colts in Homecoming colt show
Thirty six young horses competed in two classes at Walker during the Homecoming celebration. Judges August Anderson and C F Zobel named Harold Kirk of Alburnett top in the fourteen colt class, with R G Ramsey Center Point and C C Craft Rowley following. The mare colt class winner was William Franck of Winthrop, with James Hoffman and another Walker entry placing second and third. Premiums went to Rowley, Alburnett, Center Point, and Walker owners. Elmer Bare supervised. committee included Joe Ernst J D Hoffman and W A McCalley. The homecoming program featured sports and entertainment.
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Walker
August Anderson
Anamosa
C. F. Zobel
Dysart
Harold Kirk
Alburnett
R. G. Ramsey
Center Point
C. C. Craft
Rowley
William Franck
Winthrop
James Hoffman
Gene Smith
William Kautz
Vernon Ritze
Vernon Kirk
Sam Shaffer
William Harris
Quasqueton
George Michael
Elmer Bare
Joe Ernst
J. D. Hoffman
W. A. McCalley
Let’s Talk It Over Guess on Hog Market Peaks
A Midwest reader offers a speculative look at when spring pigs will peak in marketing this year. He weighs corn supply, pig weights, losses from cold weather, and regional outlooks in eastern Iowa and the corn belt. He discusses potential price ranges and the impact of gov ernment actions, urging careful planning for hog producers.
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Iowa
United States
Crop Insurance Ideas Mentioned by Wallace and Capper
The speaker contemplates proposed crop insurance plans attributed to Henry Wallace and Senator Capper of Kansas. They note limited knowledge and warn Congress will still refine any measure, recalling past agricultural bill revisions. The discussion centers on blanket insurance concepts and potential impacts on farming.
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Henry Wallace
Capper
Kansas
Congress
ALSIKE SEED PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO SURPASS LAST YEAR
Production of alsike clover seed may rise 30 percent or more due to increased acreage despite drought reducing yields in key districts. The 1935 crop was the smallest since 1928 at about 17 million pounds, with 1936 prices averaging $14.45 per 100 pounds. Import and retail figures are noted, with a small carryover and a larger 1936 import total than 1935.
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United States Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Middle West
Hopper Control Meetings In Jackson Tuesday
H Gunder son Ames extension entomologist will conduct three grasshopper control demonstrations in Jackson county Tuesday. Demonstrations at 6 30 a m on the A W Baker farm north of Miles 10 30 a m at the W S Wilson farm near Iron Hill and 2 30 p m at the Otto Scheibe farm west of Maquoketa on highway 117. He will show poisons application methods mixing and crops benefited. County Agent F E Krause reports many farms in the county are badly infested.
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Maquoketa
H. Gunderson
Ames Extension
Jackson County
A. W. Baker
Miles
W. S. Wilson
Iron Hill
Otto Scheibe
Highway 117
Farmers ship sweet corn to Cedar Rapids canning plant
Farmers in the area truck sweet corn to the Cedar Rapids canning factory this week as the crop proves short but of fair quality.
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Troy Mills
Cedar Rapids
Milking Shorthorn Parishes Schedule Announced for Iowa Shows
Iowa Milk Shorthorn society officers announce district parish shows for breed selection to the All Iowa Dairy Show at Cedar Rapids and the Southern Exposition at Oskaloosa. Parish secretaries will judge and inspect cattle at farms with eight parishes forming 160 cattle totals.
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Cedar Rapids
Independence
Roy A. Cook
Iowa Milking Shorthorn Society
Iowa
John R. Holland
Milton
Oskaloosa
Eastern Parish
Ten Poison Bait Demonstrations In Clayton County
Special to The Gazette reports Roy Combs county agent that ten grasshopper poison bait demonstrations were held in Clayton county. About twenty tons of bran and one and a half tons of sodium arsenite were distributed with a mix of bran sawdust and water and applied by endgate seeder or by hand.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Grasshopper
Roy Combs
George Tieden
New Insecticide Cuts Crop Pests, Costs Say Expert
Dr Melvin H Doner entomologist told 140 dealers at a Des Moines sales conference that U S insect pests cost more to control than annual Army and Navy upkeep. He described a Chinese based formula now effective against crop pests.
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Des Moines
United States
Melvin H. Doner
Doner
Interrogation of a Farm Field Ear Shaped Like Question Mark
A Saturday harvest from the Dave Morrison farm between Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids yields an ear of corn formed in the shape of an interrogation mark. The odd find prompts speculation on the crop’s fate and potential signal for the upcoming fall elections.
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Dave Morrison
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
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